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So, what is the price of curiosity? In this case it’s a cool 100 quid. Hailed as one of the most overlooked videogames of all time and arguably the greatest game to grace the Saturn, Panzer Dragoon Saga is finally in my grubby little mitts.

Unfortunately, I’m a busy guy, so I haven’t had the pleasure of playing through the entire game yet but I’m still impressed as I have just began playing disc 3. The graphics are the best I’ve seen on Saturn and, whilst being technically dated, have a pleasant artistic edge that’s capable of obliterating the blemishes of age.

However,  the on-foot gameplay sections are almost painful as it’s been out performed even by games released as early as 1996 but it’s the battle system thats truly unique for me. However, before this escalates into a full blown review, I’ll have to have the courtesy of finishing the game first. For now, although it may be an unconscious attempt at justifying the £100 price tag, it’s pretty darn good.

Damn! This image makes me very happy as the latest items to be added to Virtua Fighter 5R are the wonderful SEGA consoles that saw ports of the series. So SPARKLY!

The console prices of the in-game items are a reflection of the original launch price of the consoles in real life. I got dibs on Saturn and Akira – only because it will be the ultimate homage to Sanshiro.

This probably the best Saturn in-game reference since Alpha Protocol.

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SEGA Saturn fans might remember this gem of a title Karnov’s Revenge or otherwise known as Fighter’s History Dynamite has hit the Virtual Console. It is by no means a great title but it is hilarious nonetheless as it is a complete rip-off of Street Fighter 2.

Seriously, a carbon-copy that has next to no shame and for this reason alone it is almost worth trying. It used the 1-meg cart and had some decent effects for the time.  We’ll be checking out the import version on the Saturn eventually and now if you like it you have another place you can pick it up.

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Spotted by UK:R, this is the best in-game homage to SEGA SATURN since Ryo’s hardware in Shenmue. It’s a nice little addition to the espionage RPG and makes it feel…hmmm…more SEGA.

Even super agents relax with a good bit of old school gaming.

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